Falkland Islands

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 06:47 UTC

  Falklands Rockhopper oil company shares drop in spite of recent discovery

  

  Rockhopper Exploration said Wednesday there’s no reason to believe that oil discovered in the Falkland Islands will not comply with quality expectations as originally stated.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 00:47 UTC

  Falkland Islands approves plan to further reduce seabird deaths by trawl fishing

  

  Seabird deaths caused by trawl fishing will be further reduced following the Falkland Islands Government’s approval of a new Action Plan. A ninety per cent reduction in seabird deaths was recorded in the long-line fishery the year after a similar Action Plan to introduce tori lines was put into effect in 2004. Both plans demonstrate the steps taken by the Falkland Islands to maintain their international reputation for the responsible and sustainable management of their fishing industry.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 22:54 UTC

  Falklands celebrates 40th anniversary of SS Great Britain salvage

  

  An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the salvage of the SS Great Britain and featuring film footage and original items as well as a wide range of photographs is now open at the Britannia House Museum in the Falkland Islands capital, Stanley.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 02:41 UTC

  Oil drilling begins in unexplored Falkland Islands’ south east waters

  

  Falkland Oil & Gas (FOGL) in association with BHP Billiton became the third oil company this year to begin exploratory drilling operations in Falkland Islands’ waters according to a Tuesday release from the company.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2010 - 13:48 UTC

  BACTEC says goodbye to the Falkland Islands

  

  The BACTEC (Battle Area Clearance, Training, Equipment and Consultancy) Project Management and the remaining Zimbabwean de-miners will shortly say goodbye to the Falkland Islands after more than six months of living and working in the community. Throughout the project the community has welcomed BACTEC personnel from UK, Zimbabwe and Lebanon and shown us great hospitality during our long stay away from home.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2010 - 04:52 UTC

  HMS York almost home after high profile patrolling in Falklands’ waters

  

  HMS York is on her way home from the South Atlantic after a high-profile five months on patrol off the Falklands Islands, reports The Press from York.

• Monday, May 31st 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  Russian book confirms Soviet intelligence support for Argentina in Malvinas war

  

  Some interesting historical data about the Falkland Islands war and Soviet intelligence support to Argentina has emerged from a book by a Russian journalist and researcher, who as the son of a former URSS diplomat expert in trade affairs spent most of his youth in Latinamerica, Cuba, Ecuador and Uruguay.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 01:16 UTC

  Plymouth commemorative plaque for Falklands’ conflict Royal Navy vessel

  

  The Commanding Officer of one of the Royal Navy Devonport-based frigates lost in the Falklands conflict has unveiled a commemorative plaque in Plymouth, reports the Herald from Plymouth.

• Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 09:18 UTC

  Taiana admits Tories are ‘tougher’ on Malvinas but promises a ‘hot’ June

  

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Taiana admitted that the new conservative British government of PM David Cameron is taking ”a tougher stance” than its predecessors towards the Argentine claim on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands' sovereignty.

• Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 09:15 UTC

  Falklands happy as British Overseas Territory and ‘don’t like being told by others what to do’

  

  The Falkland Islands are happy with the current status of British Overseas Territory, based on the right to self determination and do not like being told by others what to do, Falklands’ Legislative Assemble member Emma Edwards told a United Nations decolonization seminar held in New Caledonia.